Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT
OFFICIAL PAPER or BARTON COUNTY
GREAT BEND, /: KAS
Voters, register.
Dog days, and don't forget it.


ship, was welcome caller the first of
the week.
DR.. Connect says there are several
serious cases of typhoid fever down at
Seward.
Mrs. Kiplinger is again OH duty at
EIwood & Cos, having been laid up
with an ailing foot for some weeks.
A young daughter of Theo. Muel-
Ter, age about six years. died of dip
iberia at Ellinwood about 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon.
Everybody is enthusiastic over the
races. Yesterday was a magnificent
day, and nothing occurred to mar the
pleasure of the races.
Charley Hedges returned from Las
Vegas, N. M this Wednesday morn
ing, he has been in the interest of the
Walnut Greek Mills.
Prof. Andreae is in the city taking
in the coursing club sport. He has
closed his tending season and will go
south for the winter.
Harry Talcott came up from Larn-
ed this morning, en- route to Ness City.
He reports towns on his run in the
west very dull. No property chang
ing hands but plenty for sale.
Willie Mitchell, of this city, car
ried off the honors for the best recit-
alton at the G. A. r. camp fire at st.
John last week. He recited "The
old veteran and his grandson"
Democrats, you should all register
and on election day turn out in full
force and we are confident you will
win the greatest victory ever won in
this county by any party.
Mr.. Henry Rogers, of Boulder City,
Colo, is. here visiting his brother,
John Rogers, of South Bend town.
ship. This is his first visit to Kansas.
and he is exceedingly pleased with
our county.
Misses Bell and Ella Vaughan of
Slater, Missouri, relatives of w. NJ
'Gunnell, and friends of Mrs. DIR.
Ayres, stopped off here for few days
visit, on their return from Colorado
Springs.
E. S. Medberry is the happiest man
on the streets. He had born unto
him a fine daughter early Monday
morning. For while we had quite
run ON marriages, now the tide has
changed, and we have to report boy
or girl almost every day.
The water works stand pipe has
now reached the full $50 feet, and
with little more work will be finish
ed and ready for use. Occasionally
leak is found in the mains on the
streets, but these defects are being
tumbled up and repaired.
Col. Legg informs us that by rea-
son of late liberal rulings by the
Commissioner of Pensions, most PEN
sioners are entitled to increase of
pension. We advise all pensioners to
see and consult with him. He will
be at the Union hotel till Monday
night.
The band boys held consultation
Monday evening and recognized,
and if we don't help them to keep
the organization together, we, as citi-
zens of Great Bend, ought to deny all
aspirations to city pride and give it
out to the world that we don't care
continental for the refining infuen ces
of music.
We do not intend to endorse any
except articles of genuine merit, but
We take pleasure in referring to the
Garland Stoves and Ranges, whose
superiority is too well established to
be called in question. They are be-
lieved to be unequaled by any in
the world. For sale by g. n & E.
r. Moses.
At meeting of Pap Thomas post,
G. A. r. last Saturday evening, a
committee was appointed to look into
the facts concerning the killing of
their comrade, VIM. Curl, on the rail
road track near Pawnee Rock re-
Gently. 1t was also decided to hold a